Pork King Good Pork Rinds - Variety 8 Pack (Chicharrones)

Pork King Good fried pork rind ranking list for my bro Jacob, thanks for the great birthday gift!☐ Ranch - 1st pick easily! This is the only ranch flavored snack I like, SO GOOD!☐ Onion & Sour Cream - YUM! A great taste for everybody!☐ White Cheddar - So effing good! I love white cheddar! Thank god for this flavor!☐ Smokey Jalapeno & Cheese - Good and spicy, love it! Ate the whole bag in one sitting.☐ Butter - So gross but also yummy delicious, felt my heart clogging with these, no fear.☐ Pepperoni Pizza - Great flavor work on these rinds, made me want a real pizza!☐ Nacho Cheddar - Very well done flavor, not overbearing, just right!☐ Stupid Hot - So VERY HOT! Love them but guaranteed burning liquid diarrhea in 30-66 minutes.☐ Dill Pickle - I don't like this flavor but it lives up to the name it tastes like pickles bigtime, YUCK.☐ Himalayan Pink Salt & Vinegar - Just gross, a disgusting flavor not even a pork rind deserves this.

Having previously worked in a whole animal butcher shop, I was fortunate enough to enjoy eating and making fresh pork rinds fried in lard (or beef tallow depending on which fat was more abundant at the time). These are the closest commercially produced pork rind I've had in terms of flavor and texture. Pork King Good possesses that very airy, melt-in-your-mouth, mouth-coating collagen texture that nearly all other mass produced pork rinds lack (including "premium" brand 4505 which was founded by a whole animal butcher similar to the one I worked for, telling that they're now owned by the same parent that produces the packing peanut swill known as Mac's). In fairness, Pork King Good is apparently owned by Porkie's of Wisconsin which is far superior to Mac's, at any rate.I've only tried a few of flavors so far but I've been very impressed with the dairy based flavors especially. The ingredient lists are very short and transparent without many of the additives that are typical of the snack. Some are perhaps on the salty side but that's simply the nature of the food - they're supposed to be salty. For what it's worth, people tend to have an irrational aversion to salt. It's much less harmful than the carbs that pork rinds spare you from.As a recent adherent of the keto diet, these rinds have served as a much-desired replacement for the heavily seasoned kettle chips that were formerly my favorite snack. Pork King Good offers the heavy saturation of seasoning that brands like 4505 also lack. For example, I once tried a bag of 4505's jalapeño cheddar flavor, and they were virtually unseasoned, with barely even any discernible salt, let alone jalapeño or cheddar flavor. Perhaps it was just a defective batch, but such poor quality control should be unacceptable for a brand that has mass-distribution deals with Costco.In short, I don't understand why there are so many negative reviews for these pork rinds unless the shills at big-chicharrone Benestar Brands are trying to run interference for an upstart competitor that offers a superior product. As far as I'm concerned, these are the gold standard for store bought pork rinds, even if I have to order them online.

Each flavor is a different experience, but there are a couple things to note.∙ All bags have good quality control for texture. Out of all 10 bags, only one of the pork rinds was slightly overcooked (hard). Otherwise, they're quite light and easy on the teeth.∙ The bags/portions feel quite small, but they're still filling.Per Flavor, things are a bit different...Pepperoni Pizza: These rinds are really porous, and that means they can take up flavor really well. The issue here, is that this bag had too much flavor. I was overwhelmed with the spices, and ended up giving the bag to my partner, who happily finished them. This is a hit or miss bag. Either you'll love the flavor packed into these things, or you won't. The most prominent note was the spice of the pepperoni for me.Salted Butter: These were a big hit. They tasted like a wonderful popcorn alternative. Light, buttery, awesome. I'd order these again and again for special occasions.Stupid Hot: This bag lived up to its name. As someone who doesn't not like spicy food all that much, I ended up giving this bag immediately to my partner. I was still curious and tried half of a pork rind. I'm glad I gave the bag away. They're much hotter than Hot Cheetos or even the typical spicy pork rinds that you can get for $2 at a local store. My partner loves spicy, but sometimes it makes him hiccup... these skipped the hiccups and he was just straight crying through the whole bag. He was several bites in before he realized the spice comes in waves.Dill Pickle: These had a very good dill flavor, and you can taste the brininess too. I found these a little overwhelming for me, like with the Pepperoni Pizza and gave them to my partner, who really enjoyed them. I think these would've been better (to me), if I had added a dash of garlic and onion powder to help balance the flavor profile a little. This may work for you if you experience the same problem I did!Nacho Cheddar, White Cheddar, Smoky Jalapeno & Cheese: Underwhelming. The cheese flavor in all three bags were quite lacking. In the smoky Jalapeno, I didn't even taste the cheese.Ranch: The flavor was okay, but I wouldn't buy it again. Especially at such a premium price. In this instance, you're better off buying original flavor and dusting some hidden valley ranch powder into it. I could taste some of the individual spices, but it just didn't marry the way I wanted it too.Pink Salt & Vinegar: At first, I was underwhelmed, but the flavor is cumulative. A few chips in and I really started to taste and feel it. This is a flavor I would purchase again.Onion & Sour Cream: This flavor really shined. The onion flavor was very present, but you can still taste the tang of the sour cream. The is also a flavor I would purchase again.Overall, I'd recommend the Salted Butter, Pink Salt & Vinegar, and Onion and Sour Cream. The other flavors were either underwhelming for the premium price, too spicy, or the flavor was too potent for my taste.

They taste great

Delicious

This flavor is too salty - we have tried other flavors and they were great. Just not a fan of how salty these ones are.

No flavour and stale.